Tag Archives: gifts
Visiting – the rules Posted by Anna on Mar 22, 2010
Today Adam explains what to do and what to expect if you’re going to visit a Polish person in his/her natural habitat. Read on: Continuing the topic of advice for travelers and the occasional foreigner living in Poland, this time I decided to follow your suggestions and cover visiting someone at home (iść w gości)…
Polish Gifts – polskie prezenty, part 2 Posted by Anna on Sep 17, 2009
I would like to thank you all for your gift suggestions. They were all great. And it made me realize that the people I’m stuck buying gifts for are spoiled, ungrateful brats. I tried the wycinanki once, beautifully framed and simply gorgeous and they were met with a “what the heck is this garbage” type…
Polish Gifts? Posted by Anna on Sep 14, 2009
I have a problem. A big problem. An embarrassing, big problem. Or an embarrassingly big problem. It all depends on how you look at it. And as always, I hope that you, my readers, will be able to help me. You see, I’m a pathetic gift giver. I never know what to give and when…
Mikołajki – Polish Mini-Christmas Posted by Anna on Dec 5, 2008
Until last week, when Pinolona kindly reminded me about it, I had totally forgotten about Mikołajki. Maybe because it wasn’t really a big occasion at our house when I was little. Or rather, it was a non-occasion. I vaguely recall getting chocolates from my grandma, or maybe a new toy, or a book, and I…